Bo Nix asked why he’s performing better at Oregon than he did at Auburn

Bo Nix asked why he’s performing better at Oregon than he did at Auburn

Bo Nix threw for 283 yards and five touchdowns and No. 10 Oregon handed No. 9 UCLA its first loss of the season 45-30 on Saturday.

After the game, a reporter asked the former Auburn quarterback “what’s different for you this year because you are on a different level than in the past?”

“Well, I think it’s just scheme, just the players around me,” Nix said. “I think we’ve done such a good job of just running the play that’s called. To be honest, when I’m out there doing it, it doesn’t feel like I’m a whole lot because I don’t have to. I just have to get the ball to the playmakers around me. …

“I always feel like we have plays called at the right time. We’re doing great with our shots, explosive plays. When we call them, we’re hitting them.”

The win extended Oregon’s winning streak at Autzen Stadium to 23 games, matching a school record. It is the third-best active home streak in the nation. The Ducks (6-1, 4-0 Pac-12) have won six straight since a season-opening loss to Georgia and are the lone remaining undefeated team in Pac-12 conference play.

“Well, I think, obviously, there’s a whole lot of dynamics that go into it,” Nix said Saturday. “Different schedule you’re playing, different teams you’re playing, different personnel, different staffs, different offensive schemes, so it’s hard to say that the other coaches didn’t get it out of me because, at times, I was doing the same thing at Auburn.

“It was just the consistent part. We’re doing that now and it talks to all 11 of us. All 11 of us who are out there are being consistent. Every once in a while we’ll have a hiccup drive, and we’ll have to go three-and-out and punt, but we know it’s not going to happen a second time. … Consistency is the main thing we’re doing offensively right now.”

Nix has thrown for 17 touchdowns and rushed for eight this season. He completed 21 of 28 passes against the Bruins. His favorite target on Saturday was Troy Franklin, who had eight catches for 132 yards and two scores.

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.